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    Smile Towing a 6m Lotus Trooper Caravan wit my 2001 GU 3litre turbo

    Hi All,

    Just bought a 6 m Caravan.

    How much weight can I pull behind my 3.0 GU patrol.

    I will have to fit electric brakes. If the caravan is balanced there should'nt be excessive downward weight on the tow bar/ back springs??

    Just wondering for some ideas from fellow caravan owners towing behind their Patrol's

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    Suggest you simply do a Google search on GCM (gross combined mass)for your vehicle or get in touch with Nissan for the specs - probably in the owners manual or written on the placard either under the bonnet or in the front door frame? Alternately get in touch with your regulatory body in QLD or the likes of the QLD equivalent of RACV.

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    Towing a 6m Lotus Trooper Caravan wit my 2001 GU 3litre turbo

    The towing placard on that vintage wagon should be on the inside edge of your rear barn doors mate. From memory only the TD42 (manual) & TB48 are rated for a full 3.5T towing capacity. All others are much lesser and the placard also explains max legal ball weight too I think for different variants. As PeeBee kindly mentions GCM above your GVM and axle weights is the killer for most Patrols & Landcruisers bums too! Patrol rear spring coil towers absolutely must have aftermarket braces put on top too mate and kevlar bagged poly air bags will be needed for added ball weight ride leveling.

    EDIT: Here’s our old girls placard picture.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    The towing placard on that vintage wagon should be on the inside edge of your rear barn doors mate. From memory only the TD42 (manual) & TB48 are rated for a full 3.5T towing capacity. All others are much lesser and the placard also explains max legal ball weight too I think for different variants. As PeeBee kindly mentions GCM above your GVM and axle weights is the killer for most Patrols & Landcruisers bums too! Patrol rear spring coil towers absolutely must have aftermarket braces put on top too mate and kevlar bagged poly air bags will be needed for added ball weight ride leveling.

    EDIT: Here’s our old girls placard picture.
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    I only just noticed that sticker on my 2001 GU yesterday morning. I've on had the Patrol since 2012...

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    Note that Nissan’s towball mass vs GVM info as shown on that sticker is not valid here in Australia. Any towball weight added by whatever you’re towing reduces the vehicle payload by that amount.
    Nissan state, on the 1st line, that a 200 kg towball weight does not impact GVM but that’s incorrect. It gives you 200 kg less payload i.e GVM minus 200 kg.
    Similarly, on the bottom line, the 350 kg ball weight doesn’t effect GVM by 290 kg. You must deduct the 350 kg from your payload.
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    Must not exceed “at” GVM I’m lost :-(
    Verging on interpretational these damn stickers :-(


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    What's that code at the bottom of the sticker, ending with "AU"? ADR-related? Might be worth a confirm with a Nissan dealer.

    What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??

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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Must not exceed “at” GVM I’m lost :-(
    Verging on interpretational these damn stickers :-(


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    Yeah Im bloody lost. TBH, I've never really looked at its no wonder....
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    What's that code at the bottom of the sticker, ending with "AU"? ADR-related? Might be worth a confirm with a Nissan dealer.
    That the Australian part number for the sticker if you wanted to replace it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Yeah Im bloody lost. TBH, I've never really looked at its no wonder....


    That the Australian part number for the sticker if you wanted to replace it.
    Well if that's an Australian Nissan part number then it can be relied upon for this issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plasnart View Post
    Well if that's an Australian Nissan part number then it can be relied upon for this issue?
    Definitely an AU part number, thats all I am qualified to tell you. I become a nuffy beyond that.

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